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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
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meaning
e.g. When you meet a mug lately out of the jug
And he's still lifting platinum folderol
In the context above, what meaning is understood in the underlined part?
a. He is drunk as hell
b. His job is all have to do with carrying some heavy thing stuffed with folderols.
Or else what exact meaning is there?
And he's still lifting platinum folderol
In the context above, what meaning is understood in the underlined part?
a. He is drunk as hell
b. His job is all have to do with carrying some heavy thing stuffed with folderols.
Or else what exact meaning is there?
Top answer
released from prison By the way, that is fanciful gangster slang from a musical. Nobody talks like that, or ever did, I'll bet.
- released from prison By the way, that is fanciful gangster slang from a musical.
- Nobody talks like that, or ever did, I'll bet.
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released from prison
By the way, that is fanciful gangster slang from a musical. Nobody talks like that, or ever did, I'll bet.
By the way, that is fanciful gangster slang from a musical. Nobody talks like that, or ever did, I'll bet.
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Thank you for your answer.
So that is the reason why the dictionary or web-searching couldn't help at all.
And you know that it is the part of the lyrics from the old song, which was released in about 1955.
Anyway, then I can think of it as an expression not ever used in the real situation. Thanks again.
So that is the reason why the dictionary or web-searching couldn't help at all.
And you know that it is the part of the lyrics from the old song, which was released in about 1955.
Anyway, then I can think of it as an expression not ever used in the real situation. Thanks again.
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cho7712When you meet a mug lately out of the jug And he's still lifting platinum folderolWhen you meet a man recently released from prison and he is still stealing jewelry ...
CJ
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Thank you for the answer.
It is quite convincing that all of you two natives have exactly the same interpretation from which I received such assurance, though it seems not to be intended for the real-life use.
It is quite convincing that all of you two natives have exactly the same interpretation from which I received such assurance, though it seems not to be intended for the real-life use.
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cho7712it seems not to be intended for the real-life useNo. Not for use in ordinary conversation. It would be very rare indeed to find someone who speaks in Broadway musical lyrics.
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out of the jug means out of jail
lifting platinum means stealing
folderol means recklessly
lifting platinum means stealing
folderol means recklessly
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Hi
I was pretty sure that 'jug' is still in use amongst some people in prison in the UK. It was a challenge to find an example
Here is a very detailed report from the Manchester Evening News, a couple of years ago. You have to scroll down a long way (the blog at the end, 13:29). The prisoner actually posts on his Facebook:
- Chilling like us finer ones do!! / Waste
I was pretty sure that 'jug' is still in use amongst some people in prison in the UK. It was a challenge to find an example
Here is a very detailed report from the Manchester Evening News, a couple of years ago. You have to scroll down a long way (the blog at the end, 13:29). The prisoner actually posts on his Facebook:
- Chilling like us finer ones do!! / Waste
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Lately out of the jug
= just released from prison
lifting platinum folderol
= (risking the) stealing of rich geegaws (trinkets), ,trifling but expensive objects and jewelry. The implication is either to give the stolen items to the woman the thief is enthralled with, or to fence them for cash to spend on her.
So enthralled with a woman he risks going back to jail for h
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